The DEFY World Championship is a men's professional wrestling world championship created and promoted by the American promotion DEFY Wrestling, being sanctioned as the promotion's top championship. There have been a total of twelve reigns shared between nine different champions. The current champion is Bryan Keith who is in his first reign. He won the title by defeating Clark Connors at Aeon on September 19, 2025, in Seattle, Washington.
Title history There have been a total of 11 reigns shared between 9 different champions. Davey Richards was the inaugural champion who also holds the record for the shortest reign with eight days. Randy Myers had the longest reign at 1,009 days, however without scoring any defenses due to the COVID pandemic impact. Swerve Strickland holds the record for most reigns with three. The current champion is Bryan Keith who is in his first reign. He won the title by defeating Clark Connors at Aeon on September 19, 2025, in Seattle, Washington.
Combined reigns As of , . †Indicates the current champion RankWrestlerNo. ofreignsCombineddefensesCombineddays1 Randy Myers 1 0 1,0092 Kenta 1 10 6263 Swerve Strickland 3 9 5594 Bryan Keith † 1 4 +5 Artemis Spencer 1 8 2526Clark Connors 1 1 1887 Schaff 1 4 1828 Austin Aries 1 1 989 Nick Wayne 1 2 5610 Ricky Starks 1 0 2111 Davey Richards 1 0 8
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References
External links DEFY World Title History at Cagematch.net